to get into an argument; to come to discuss; to be controversial (usu. as an adjectival phrase); to be contentious
reconciliation; make peace with
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
violent explosion; bursting
shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup); Italian ice; snow cone; sno-cone
(appropriate for) one's age
to insist on; to persist in; to be obstinate
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
region; limits; stage; level
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
general situation; whole aspect
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
most of all; extremely; supremely
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
kindergartener; preschooler
back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer
rich (taste); full-bodied (flavour, flavor); mellow; laid-back (lifestyle); relaxed; comfortable
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
bibliography (list of books by an author or on a subject); bibliography (history or description of books); book
to pass from one's lips; to escape one's lips
sense of loss; feeling of loss
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
by sheer strength; by brute force
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
second; number two; runner-up
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
frizz; short tufts springing up from hair surface here and there; kink; idiot hair
tail (animal); tail end; tip